Holiday Guide for Turks and Caicos Islands in 2020

Turks and Caicos Islands information

Coronavirus: Travel status All airports and sea ports were closed to international traffic on March 24th. Turks and Caicos plans to reopen to tourists on July 22. The Grand Turk Cruise Center, however, will remain closed until August 31. Turks and Caicos Islands Travel Guide

Population: 31,458
Capital: Cockburn Town
Calling Code: (1649)
Time Zone: -5 UTC
Currency: United States dollar
Language: English

Weather in Cockburn Town

Summary: Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Temperature: 24.28°c
Wind speed: 9.99kph
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List of National Holidays in Turks and Caicos Islands in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Turks and Caicos Islands: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday March 9th Long Weekend! Commonwealth Day Turks and Caicos Islands: Originally known as Empire Day, this holiday marked Queen Victoria's birthday
	Friday April 10th Long Weekend! Good Friday Turks and Caicos Islands: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Turks and Caicos Islands: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 25th Long Weekend! National Heroes' Day Turks and Caicos Islands: Commemorates the life of James Alexander George Smith McCartney
	Monday June 8th Long Weekend! Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Turks and Caicos Islands: The Monday following the Saturday designated as the official holiday observance in the UK
	Monday August 3rd Long Weekend! Emancipation Day (in lieu) Turks and Caicos Islands: Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
	Friday September 25th Long Weekend! National Youth Day Turks and Caicos Islands: A day to honour and celebrate the youth of the Turks and Caicos Islands
	Monday October 12th Long Weekend! National Heritage Day Turks and Caicos Islands: This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October
	Friday November 27th Long Weekend! National Day of Thanksgiving Turks and Caicos Islands: This has been a holiday since 2014 and is a day for islanders to give thanks
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Turks and Caicos Islands: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Saturday December 26th Boxing Day Turks and Caicos Islands: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.